News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Following the Avian 'flu crisis in Asia, a major UK food retailer is already promising its customers that all its chicken products can be fully traced. Are European consumers getting jittery about chicken, and what effect could this have on poultry...
Leading Czech dairy producer Madeta, has announced that it will invest CK150 million (€4.6 million) to expand production and modernise its existing plant in Cesky Krumlov, southern Bohemia.
In a surprise move US chemical company Hercules is to sell its three-year old stake in hydrocolloid leader CP Kelco to emerging CMC player Huber, sparking speculation as to when Huber might take full control of CP Kelco.
The Russian dairy market has seen phenomenal growth in recent years, driven largely by the development of Wimm-Bill-Dann and other western dairy companies. France-based dairy equpment supplier Erca-Formseal shares its experiences dealing with the...
The Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture has revealed that dairy exports to the EU tripled in 2003 and that in the light of further demand from the EU overall dairy production is set to increase by 50 per cent for 2004.
Flying in the face of the massively popular low carb Atkins diet, controversy linked to the efficacy of the regime looks set to continue with new evidence suggesting the precise opposite - a high carbohydrate - low fat diet - is 'better than counting...
Accession will create changes in food and drink trade further a field than just the European Union. In Russia a number of issues relating to accession are set to make an impact on both production levels and quality, but the outlook for future trade...
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company has completed the acquisition of the Croatian mineral water Company Gotalka. CCHBC said that the transaction was part of the joint acquisition strategy with The Coca-Cola Company.
Reducing the incidence of food posioning through eating sprouted seeds will form the heart of discussions with stakeholders at an upcoming seminar organised by the UK's food watchdog.
With BSE rocking the North American beef industry and Avian 'flu devastating East Asia's poultry industry at the moment, traceability has become a buzzword in food production. No surprise, then, that Canadian food processor Maple Leaf Foods announced...
Carving a deeper position in Europe, US caramel colour leader D.D. Williamson has acquired a UK colour plant from French starch and starch derivative company Cerestar, now owned by agro giant Cargill.